[MAMS] April MAD

[W9SNR - Jim]

Got to my usual spot in EN62cc around 7:30 AM CDT. Worked Ron - W9ZIH on 
3456 & 10 GHz SSB.  Signals were a little below normal, but still strong. 
Also worked W9SZ, as mentioned below.

Tried 3456 with KB0PE/9, but only worked Dave on 2M, nothing higher.  Same 
thing with Wally - W9OBG.  Not a big surprise, since Zack was at the same 
general heading, and his signals were definitely not enhanced. Hopefully 
conditions will improve next month.

Better luck with Mark - K8MD. Worked him on 902 & 2304 CW with good signals, 
but nothing heard either way on 3456.

Ran into Bob - K2DRH around 11 AM.  Good signals both ways on 2304 SSB. 
3456 was CW only, mostly due to my low power.

73 - Jim
W9SNR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack at gmail.com>
To: "Mid-America Microwave Society" <mams at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 1:05 PM
Subject: [MAMS] April MAD


> Conditions were not good today. I tried to work Greg W0LGQ on 1296
> around 7:30 am. Neither of us heard the other. We didn't try any other
> bands.
>
> I tried with several people in the St. Louis area on 10 GHz but was
> unsuccessful with all of them. I worked Wally W9OBG on 1296 - signals
> were "OK." We tried 2304 and could just barely hear each other. We
> tried 10 GHz and neither of us heard anything.
>
> I worked Ron W9ZIH on 1296 (pinning my s-meter), 3456 (not so strong)
> and 10 GHz (signals just out of the noise). For 10 GHz to be that
> poor, we'd have to have attenuation instead of band enhancement.
>
> I worked W9SNR on 1296 through 5760. Signals got progressively weaker
> as we went up the bands with 5760 just barely out of the noise.
> Neither of us could hear anything on 10 GHz. Again, from EN62cc to
> EN50rl, our experience indicates negative enhancement.
>
> The wind was picking up by the time we got done trying 10 GHz, so I
> packed up. I may have been able to work St. Louis on 1296, as it was
> the best band.
>
> I also found out my little 144 MHz Yagi has the coax shield
> disconnected from the antenna feed. I was not hearing much on 144
> except the N4PZ beacon on or around 144.280 (is this a new beacon?).
> I'll have to fix that before the 144 MHz Sprint on Monday.
>
> It wasn't a total washout but I wish it had been better. Hopefully
> microwave conditions will be better next time.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
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